Being soft on Russia has never worked, and history proves it
Historically, Russia has responded to strength, not appeasement. As US diplomat and historian George Kennan famously stated ...
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What Russia and Ukraine want out of talks, as Trump speaks to Putin Tuesday
President Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, as the U.S. pursues a ceasefire deal in Ukraine.
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What to Know About Kursk, the Russian Territory Slipping From Ukraine’s Fingers
At the height of their offensive, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian soil. Now they hold just a narrow strip of land along the border. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Ukrainian ...
Trump's fixer was made to wait eight hours to meet Putin - it felt like a classic power play
Donald Trump's special envoy, often called his "fixer", was made to wait eight hours to meet the Russian president and left ...
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Ukraine loses grip on key Russian territory, as Trump says peace ‘is up to Russia now’
Russian forces have recaptured Sudzha, the largest town that Ukraine once occupied in the Kursk region, according to Moscow, threatening Kyiv’s sole territorial bargaining chip amid pressure to ...
Putin is using a classic Russian negotiating tactic to delay a ceasefire
Trump and his cabinet now face a test of nerve and credibility. If the Americans get tough, Russia will probably fold ...
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Putin’s stalling on the US plan for Ukraine looks like an attempt to play Trump
Russia’s response is out of its classic diplomatic playbook ... from Putin made for a stark contrast with his fury when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sat in the Oval Office and tried ...